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Key security agencies lack permanent leaders
WASHINGTON - Two federal agencies charged with keeping potential terrorists off airplanes and out of the country have been without their top leaders for nearly a year.
Nations:Nigeria Saudi Arabia People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Source:(AP)
2009-12-29
Why did US let Abdulmutallab get on a plane to Detroit?
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano insisted Sunday that there was no “specific and credible” information to put the alleged attempted bomber of Northwest Flight 253, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, on the federal “no fly” list.
Nations:Nigeria U.S. People:Joe Lieberman Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-12-29
Thousands mourn Pakistan bomb victims
KARACHI (Reuters) - Several thousand mourners attended funerals on Tuesday for victims of a suicide bombing that killed 43 people in Pakistan's commercial capital, an emotional reminder of a raging Taliban insurgency.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-29
Obama says U.S. will pursue plane attackers
KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A wing of al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Monday for a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound passenger plane, and President Barack Obama vowed to bring "every element" of U.S. power against those who threaten Americans' safety.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Saudi Arabia People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Obama Admin. Source:(Reuters)
2009-12-29
Yemen: US never warned us about airline bomber
SAN'A, Yemen - Yemen's government said Tuesday the U.S. should have shared its warnings about the Nigerian suspect in the botched Christmas Day airline attack, and said it was tightening restrictions on student visas like the one that allowed the young man to enter the country.
Nations:Yemen Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Source:(AP)
2009-12-29
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